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schema:articleBody	Irish prime minister Micheal Martin asked EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan to "consider his position" on Saturday, after revelations he attended a parliamentary golfing event in breach of coronavirus guidelines. Martin and deputy prime minister Leo Varadkar -- the head of Fine Gael, the party for which Hogan previously served as a lawmaker -- "did speak with Commissioner Hogan today and asked him to consider his position", a government spokesman said. Hogan was named by newspaper the Irish Examiner as one of the 82 attendants of an Oireachtas (parliament) Golf Society dinner on Wednesday night. The event was held 24 hours after the government announced fresh COVID-19 restrictions to curb a new surge in cases, including no "formal or informal events or parties" to be held at hotel restaurants. It was reported attendees sat at tables of ten in breach of coronavirus guidelines, and that organisers erected a room divider in a bid to skirt legislation banning gatherings of more than 50. But police on Friday said they had opened an investigation into the event for alleged breaches of that same legislation. Irish agriculture minister Dara Calleary and deputy chair of parliament's upper chamber Jerry Buttimer both resigned their roles on Friday after their attendance at the event. Hogan initially said he had been assured the dinner -- attended by swathes of lawmakers, a supreme court judge and the Moroccan ambassador -- would comply with government guidelines. He later issued a statement apologising for "the distress caused by his participation", according to state broadcaster RTE. A spokesman for Martin said: "The commissioner's apology came late and... he still needs to give a full account and explanations of his actions." Martin and Varadkar "both believe that the event should never have been held," he added. Calls are growing for the Irish parliament to be recalled next week to deal with the fall-out from the affair. Labour leader Alan Kelly said: "There are too many serious issues to be discussed, and we must restore the confidence of the public." jts/ar/har
schema:headline	Irish PM pressures EU commissioner over virus breach
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